THIRD TEST, Edgbaston (day four):
England 231 & 297-7 v South Africa 314
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The pair put on an unbeaten 76 as England reached 297-6, an advantage of 214, on day three against South Africa.
Collingwood sent the Edgbaston crowd into raptures with a courageous 101 not out, while Ambrose was 19 not out.
The tourists had earlier reduced England to 104-4, a paltry lead of just 21, before Collingwood intervened.
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By Mark Mitchener
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Play due to start at 1100 BST
1104 - Eng 298-7 (81 overs)
Morkel slings in a wide to new batsman Ryan Sidebottom - England's first run of the day. The left-handed Sidey does have the capability to hang around at the crease, as seen when he batted with Graeme Swann in an ODI over the winter, and an obdurate partnership nearly brought the entire game to a halt. But obduracy is needed now from Sidey, as he sees off the rest of the over safely.
1101 - WICKET - Ambrose b Morkel 19 - Eng 297-7 (80.2 overs)
With overcast skies and 80 overs completed last night, South Africa have unsurprisingly taken the new ball at the earliest opportunity. Morne Morkel gets the new cherry, and his first ball is a lifter which whizzes past Tiny Tim's midriff and is taken by Boucher. But the second ball of the day beats his tentative back-foot prod and knocks over his off stump! Crikey!
1058: Players are walking out - Paul Collingwood and Tim Ambrose ready to resume for England.
"What is it with the BBC and weather forecasts? You stated that it's supposed to be showery today at Edgbaston and when you click on the weather link it backs that up. But when you click on the 24-hour forecast tab it changes to ideal weather with not a rain cloud in sight! What is the weather looking like at the moment?"
James in Reading in the TMS inbox
[We're going to start on time, but you can't hold me responsible for BBC Weather's output, just as you couldn't hold Michael Fish responsible for whatever I write about cricket! MM]
1047: Elsewhere in the world of cricket, India are taking on Sri Lanka in Galle (you remember Galle? Ground with the big fort overlooking the pitch), and at tea on day three India have reached 121-1 in their second innings, so lead Sri Lanka by 158 runs. Gautam Gambhir is currently locking horns with Sri Lanka's new spinner Ajantha Mendis (he who spins it this way, that way and every which way but loose).
Latest scorecard: Sri Lanka v India
"Don't reckon England will last for long. I think they'll be all out before lunch"
Punisher_aliG on 606
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1041: Having "stood in" for Ben Dirs for a short spell of "sub-fielding" on the live text commentary yesterday, I didn't have time to publish an e-mail from Pete in Nottingham who feels Ben's commentating style was akin to that of David "Bumble" Lloyd, while mine was apparently more in the style of Mark Nicholas! Pete, I'm flattered.
1030: Morning, everyone. We're all set for day four of the third Test - and the match situation is looking a lot healthier from England's point of view than it did for the first couple of days. England are 297-6 in their second innings - having trailed by 83 on first innings, they are "net" 214-6.
However, the weather could play a part today. The BBC weather forecast for Edgbaston thinks today's predominant weather will be "light showers" - so it might be one of those "on, off, on, off" days while the game could even stretch into a fifth day - which was looking pretty unlikely earlier in the match.
BBC weather forecast for Edgbaston
(BBC)
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